What is CVE-2018-11952?

CVE-2018-11952 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2024-11-26.

How severe is CVE-2018-11952?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Qualcomm Mdm9206

CVE-2018-11952

An image with a version lower than the fuse version may potentially be booted lead to improper authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2024-11-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-27.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/may-2018-bulletin.ht… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11952?: CVE-2018-11952 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2024-11-26.
How severe is CVE-2018-11952?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.